Chapter 3
Multilingualism, identity, and diversity
The iLanguage perspective: embracing diversity in youth
multilingualism
Article outline
- 1.Introduction and statement of the problem
- 1.1Current state of research and motivation
- 1.2Research design
- 1.3Research questions
- 1.4Material and methodology
- 2.Languages according to acquisition and their role in the
linguistic repertoire
- 2.1Definition of mother tongue
- 2.2Definition of first and second language (L1 and L2)
- 2.3Definition of native speaker and native language
- 2.4Definition of foreign language
- 2.5Definition of inherent language
- 3.Languages, blends, shortcuts and communicative strategies
- 3.1The Lightning Principle
- 3.2Reflections on inherent language in a multilingual
context
- 4.Conclusions and discussions
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Notes
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References